The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 23, 2186
Waxing Gibbous
66.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 PM
1:13 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.9%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3261
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 | 109.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 70.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.9° / 79.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 19m / -19.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.47° / 3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.60° / -3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.21° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.8° |
| 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.