The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 23, 2172
Waxing Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:57 AM
10:19 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3088
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 | 48.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 109.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 14m / -7.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.74° / 0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.95° / -0.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.54° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.