The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 24, 1932
Last Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 119
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.5° / 278.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 09m / 26.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.20° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.51° / -6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.57° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.