The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 23, 2137
Waxing Crescent
42.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 PM
11:30 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.7%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2655
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 | 81.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.8° / 102.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 13m / -23.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.10° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.63° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.05° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.