The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 23, 2185
Waning Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 AM
7:23 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3248
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.9° / 174.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 47m / 17.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.57° / -0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.62° / 1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.98° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.