The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 24, 1992
Waning Crescent
16.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 AM
5:43 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.9%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 861
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 | 311.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.8° / 237.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 57m / 21.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.31° / -1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.75° / 2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.89° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.