The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 23, 2156
Waxing Crescent
44.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:18 PM
11:34 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.3%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2890
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 | 83.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 102.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 23m / -23.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.42° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.53° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.24° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.