The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 24, 2109
Waning Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 AM
7:11 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2308
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.4° / 175.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 48m / 14.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.36° / -2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / 4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.17° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.