The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 24, 1924
Waning Crescent
29.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:40 AM
4:20 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 20
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 | 294.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.5° / 253.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 44m / 18.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.13° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.83° / 6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.23° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.