The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 23, 2148
Waxing Gibbous
61.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 PM
12:52 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2791
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 | 102.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.4° / 82.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 52m / -18.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.83° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.74° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.61° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.