The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 24, 2096
Waxing Crescent
37.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:21 PM
11:34 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.7%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2148
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 | 75.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.6° / 99.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 03m / -16.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.12° / 0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.63° / -0.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.09° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.