The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 23, 2093
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
9:23 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2111
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
-
Neptune 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 | 16.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.0° / 119.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 23m / 8.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.29° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.96° / -5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.45° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.