The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 24, 2031
Waxing Crescent
38.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:25 PM
11:38 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.0%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1344
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 | 75.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.2° / 100.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 59m / -17.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.30° / -0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.11° / 0.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.87° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.