The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 24, 2023
First Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1245
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 | 93.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.0° / 96.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 07m / -24.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.32° / -3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.89° / 4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.24° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.4° |
| 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.