The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 24, 2012
First Quarter
51.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.1%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1109
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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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 | 91.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.1° / 93.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 04m / -20.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.04° / 0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.54° / 0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.46° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.