The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 24, 2003
Waning Crescent
10.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 AM
6:51 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.8%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 997
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.4° / 223.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 43m / 25.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.10° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.39° / -5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.12° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.