The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 23, 2099
Waxing Gibbous
57.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.3%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2185
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 | 98.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.6° / 95.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 27m / -26.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.22° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.59° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.46° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.