The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 23, 2092
Waning Gibbous
62.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 PM
1:05 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.9%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2098
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 255.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.1° / 275.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 03m / 11.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.63° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.39° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.74° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.