The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 24, 2082
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
8:34 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1975
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 | 8.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.0° / 132.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 45m / 6.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.25° / -1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.43° / 1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.72° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.