The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 24, 2027
Last Quarter
54.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 PM
2:24 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1294
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 281.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 29m / 24.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.84° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.55° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.18° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.1° |
| 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.