The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 24, 2112
Waxing Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 AM
9:41 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2346
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.7° / 115.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 52m / 6.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.66° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.70° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.63° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.