The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 23, 2091
Waxing Gibbous
71.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 PM
1:38 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.1%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2086
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 | 114.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.2° / 73.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 42m / -18.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.80° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.53° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.84° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.