The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 23, 2101
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
7:45 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2209
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 | 346.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.0° / 156.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 17m / 16.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.78° / 0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.05° / -0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.62° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.