The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 24, 2068
Waning Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 AM
6:17 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1801
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 | 325.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.8° / 207.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 55m / 16.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.66° / -4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.21° / 6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.89° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.