The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 23, 2147
Waning Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 AM
6:48 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2778
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 | 331.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.5° / 194.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 12m / 17.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.31° / -2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.68° / 3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.34° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.