The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 23, 2165
Waning Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:32 PM
8:45 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3001
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 | 204.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.6° / 298.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 44m / -3.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.00° / -1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.66° / 1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.54° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.