The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 23, 2200
Waxing Gibbous
94.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 PM
4:29 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.3%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3434
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 | 152.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.5° / 10.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 17m / -14.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.15° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.29° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.01° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.