The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 23, 2160
Waning Gibbous
63.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:22 PM
1:20 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.6%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2939
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 | 254.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.3° / 283.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 49m / 19.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.48° / 2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.75° / -3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.17° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.