The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 24, 2033
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
7:57 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1368
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 145.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 00m / 8.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.15° / -3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / 5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.42° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 50.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.