The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 23, 2106
Waning Crescent
35.5% 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
12:56 AM
3:50 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.5%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2271
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 | 287.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.6° / 261.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 06m / 19.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.26° / -2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.64° / 4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.81° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.