The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 23, 2074
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
9:13 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1876
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.3° / 122.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 07m / 9.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.06° / 3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / -4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.27° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.