The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 23, 2132
Waxing Gibbous
90.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 PM
3:22 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.2%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2593
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 | 143.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.1° / 36.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 48m / -23.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.44° / -2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.95° / 3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.40° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.