The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 24, 1949
Waxing Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 AM
8:54 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 330
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.7° / 126.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 44m / 11.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.06° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.52° / -3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.91° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.