The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 23, 2127
Waning Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 PM
8:23 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2531
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.3° / 303.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 20m / -3.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.32° / 0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / -0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.93° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.