The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 23, 2079
Waning Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 AM
6:46 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1937
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,400 km.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.6° / 232.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 29m / 27.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.85° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.94° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.89° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.