The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 23, 2103
Waning Gibbous
61.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 PM
1:40 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.0%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2234
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 | 257.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.4° / 283.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 54m / 21.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.35° / 4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.72° / -5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -69.74° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.