The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 24, 2038
Waning Crescent
33.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 AM
4:04 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.9%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1430
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 | 288.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 261.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 19m / 21.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.50° / -1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / 2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.62° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.