The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 24, 1976
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 AM
7:31 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 663
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 | 349.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.6° / 157.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 28m / 9.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.07° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.42° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.22° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.