The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 24, 2000
Waning Crescent
29.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:28 AM
4:29 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.3%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 960
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 | 294.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.4° / 256.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 20.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.42° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.19° / 3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.25° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.