The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 24, 2084
Waning Crescent
35.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 AM
4:11 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.7%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1999
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 | 286.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.4° / 268.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 25.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.28° / 2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.59° / -3.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.57° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.