The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 23, 2198
Waning Gibbous
59.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 PM
1:40 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.9%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3409
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 | 258.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.9° / 280.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 18.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.74° / 1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.31° / -1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.54° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.