The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 24, 2104
Waxing Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 AM
9:45 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2247
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 | 44.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.5° / 116.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 51m / -10.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.70° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.01° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.96° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.