The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 23, 2189
Waxing Gibbous
93.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 PM
3:45 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.0%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3298
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 | 149.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.9° / 17.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 16m / -24.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.76° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.88° / 6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.22° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.