The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 23, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
75.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 PM
1:40 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.9%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2927
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 121.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.3° / 74.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 06m / -24.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.48° / -0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.05° / 1.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.39° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.