The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 23, 2086
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 PM
5:32 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2024
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 | 165.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.0° / 343.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 10m / -11.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.33° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.73° / -5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.22° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.