The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 24, 1943
Waning Crescent
30.8% 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
1:31 AM
4:11 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.8%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 255
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 292.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.9° / 255.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 32m / 19.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.41° / -4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.41° / 5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.81° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.