The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 23, 2171
Last Quarter
50.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.3%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3075
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 275.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 21.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.35° / 1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.45° / -1.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.37° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.