The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 23, 2088
First Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2049
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 94.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 41m / -17.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.88° / 2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / -2.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.68° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.8° |
| 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.