The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 24, 2087
Waning Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:07 AM
5:45 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2036
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.7° / 227.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 13m / 18.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.48° / -4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.85° / 5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.46° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.4° |
| 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.