The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 24, 2052
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 AM
8:15 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1604
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.8° / 138.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 22m / 7.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.75° / -2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.89° / 3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.23° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 336.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.