The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 23, 2098
Waning Crescent
13.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 AM
6:41 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2172
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 | 317.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.8° / 235.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 24m / 27.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.72° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.40° / -6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.70° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.