The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 23, 2179
Waning Gibbous
67.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:07 PM
12:52 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.7%
- Age
- 20.4 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3174
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 | 249.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.5° / 284.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 27m / 17.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.92° / 2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / -3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -72.75° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.