The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 24, 2074
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 AM
9:46 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1876
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.5° / 114.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 59m / 4.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.90° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.20° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.02° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.