The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 23, 2128
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:35 AM
6:55 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2543
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 | 333.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.9° / 186.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 26m / 16.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.74° / -2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.83° / 4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.76° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.