The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 23, 2152
Last Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 391,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2840
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 274.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 07m / 21.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.92° / 1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.84° / -0.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.79° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.