The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 24, 2039
Waxing Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 AM
11:07 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1443
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 | 60.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.0° / 102.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 02m / -8.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.37° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.37° / -4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.51° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.