The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 23, 2120
Waning Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 AM
7:57 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2444
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 | 353.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 146.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 45m / 12.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.36° / -1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.61° / 1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.44° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.