The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 23, 2166
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:45 AM
7:12 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3013
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 | 336.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.7° / 179.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 38m / 17.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.36° / -1.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.60° / 2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.15° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.