The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 23, 2078
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 PM
6:54 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1925
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.7° / 306.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 35m / -13.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.22° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.56° / 6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.36° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.