The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 23, 2118
First Quarter
44.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 PM
11:40 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.8%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2420
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.0° / 101.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 22m / -23.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.21° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.68° / 6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.88° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.