The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 24, 2106
Waning Crescent
24.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:54 AM
4:47 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.8%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2271
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 | 300.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.1° / 249.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 07m / 19.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.62° / -3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.28° / 5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.03° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.