The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 23, 2169
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 AM
9:24 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 358,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3051
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 | 14.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.3° / 119.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 16m / 10.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.82° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.24° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.68° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.