The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 23, 2084
Waning Crescent
45.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1999
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 | 275.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 275.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 19m / 24.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.29° / 3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.67° / -4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.36° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.