The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 23, 2175
Waxing Crescent
41.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:56 PM
11:20 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.0%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3125
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 | 79.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.0° / 103.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 04m / -22.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.95° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.00° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.65° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.