The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 23, 2142
Waxing Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:43 AM
9:23 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2717
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 | 33.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 120.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 06m / -5.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.52° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.82° / 6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.82° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.