The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 23, 2155
Waning Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 AM
6:13 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2877
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 | 311.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.4° / 248.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 27.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.68° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.29° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.67° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.