The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 24, 2090
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 AM
7:45 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2073
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.0° / 154.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 34m / 11.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.04° / -2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.21° / 3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.60° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.