The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 24, 1993
First Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 874
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 93.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 11m / -21.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.67° / -0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.35° / 0.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.26° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.