The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 24, 2036
Waxing Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 AM
10:21 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1406
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 | 40.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.9° / 109.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 54m / -1.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 192.73° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.98° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.40° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.