The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 24, 2085
Waxing Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:00 AM
9:51 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2012
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.5° / 115.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 04m / -11.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.36° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.30° / 6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.55° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.