The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 24, 1989
Waning Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 824
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 | 281.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 274.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 43m / 27.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.92° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.77° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.