The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 24, 2076
Waning Crescent
20.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 AM
5:36 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.3%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1900
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 | 306.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.3° / 248.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 39m / 24.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.91° / 1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.81° / -1.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.23° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.