The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 23, 2141
Waning Gibbous
64.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:19 PM
1:18 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.1%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2704
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 | 253.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.8° / 284.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 44m / 19.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.45° / 3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.62° / -4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.37° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.