The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 23, 2109
Waning Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:00 AM
6:28 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2308
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 | 326.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.9° / 204.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 16.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.10° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / 5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.93° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.