The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 24, 2046
Last Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 PM
2:45 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1529
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
-
Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 279.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 49m / 24.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.43° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.06° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.96° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.