The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 23, 2182
Waning Crescent
25.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 AM
4:37 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.7%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3211
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.6° / 248.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 01m / 18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.23° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.96° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.82° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.