The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 24, 2098
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
7:26 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2172
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 | 331.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.6° / 190.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 29m / 24.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.69° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.34° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.94° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.