The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 23, 2197
Waxing Gibbous
83.9% 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
5:46 PM
2:41 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.9%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3397
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 | 132.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.9° / 55.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 59m / -20.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.87° / 1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.83° / -1.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.82° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.