The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 24, 2041
Waning Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 AM
7:45 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1467
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.1° / 169.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 55m / 22.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.87° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.32° / -6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.74° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.