The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 24, 2049
Waning Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:20 AM
5:56 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1566
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.5° / 222.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 25m / 18.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.26° / -3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.89° / 5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.07° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.