The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 23, 2105
Waxing Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 PM
4:49 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2259
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 | 156.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.4° / 1.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 32m / -14.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.86° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.08° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.61° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.