The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 23, 2184
Waning Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 PM
8:40 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3236
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 203.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.6° / 298.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 42m / -3.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.42° / -1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.10° / 2.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.36° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.