The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 24, 2103
Last Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2234
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 277.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 23.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.79° / 3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.08° / -4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.95° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.