The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 23, 2087
Waning Crescent
23.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 AM
4:58 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.0%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2036
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 | 302.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.2° / 246.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 15m / 19.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.64° / -3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.98° / 4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.23° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.