The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 23, 2164
Waxing Crescent
29.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 PM
11:22 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2989
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 | 65.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.9° / 101.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 21m / -10.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.45° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.90° / -3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.88° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.