The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 24, 1954
Waning Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 AM
5:59 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 391
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.5° / 234.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 07m / 22.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.34° / -0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / 0.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.28° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.