The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 23, 2124
Waxing Gibbous
97.8% 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
7:14 PM
5:29 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2494
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 | 163.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.4° / 347.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 02m / -11.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.56° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.64° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.82° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.