The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 23, 2146
Waning Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 PM
8:43 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2766
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 | 203.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.9° / 299.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 39m / -2.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.93° / -0.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / 1.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.74° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.