The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 24, 2044
Waxing Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
9:05 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1505
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 | 21.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.3° / 123.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / 1.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.69° / -1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.36° / 1.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.08° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.