The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 24, 2107
Waxing Crescent
41.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:40 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.9%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2284
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 | 80.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.2° / 95.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 19m / -15.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.45° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.50° / -2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.09° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.