The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 23, 2194
First Quarter
49.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:50 PM
11:54 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.4%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3360
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.1° / 100.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 47m / -25.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.05° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.88° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.83° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.