The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 23, 2199
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 AM
8:57 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3422
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.4° / 125.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / -0.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.27° / -3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.63° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.