The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 24, 1900
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 AM
6:43 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -277
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.8° / 176.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 46m / 8.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.00° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.36° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.75° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.