The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 23, 2073
Waning Gibbous
70.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 PM
12:16 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.7%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1863
Events on this date
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 245.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.4° / 279.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 24m / 8.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.72° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.39° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.93° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.