The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 23, 2181
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 PM
5:44 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3199
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 | 167.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.7° / 340.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 17m / -10.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.43° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.81° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.65° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.