The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 23, 2167
Waxing Gibbous
59.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 PM
12:44 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.1%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3026
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 100.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.4° / 84.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 40m / -17.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.84° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.26° / -5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.00° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.