The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 24, 2060
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 AM
8:00 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1702
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 | 343.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.8° / 154.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 21m / 20.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.11° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.50° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.55° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.