The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 24, 2101
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 AM
8:10 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2209
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.6° / 140.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 05m / 10.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.51° / -0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.36° / 1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.13° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.