The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 23, 2122
Waning Gibbous
61.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 PM
1:34 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.7%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2469
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 | 256.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.5° / 283.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 20.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.87° / 3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.01° / -4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.56° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.