The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 24, 1917
Waxing Crescent
39.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 PM
10:20 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.0%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -66
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.4° / 112.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 57m / -21.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.03° / -4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.08° / 5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.73° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.