The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 23, 2107
Waxing Crescent
31.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 PM
11:25 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.5%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2284
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 | 68.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.0° / 101.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 25m / -12.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.11° / 1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.42° / -1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.32° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.