The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 23, 2129
Waxing Gibbous
57.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 PM
12:37 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.4%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2556
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 | 98.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.3° / 84.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 32m / -16.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.02° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.31° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.41° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.