The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 24, 2115
Waxing Crescent
26.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 PM
10:58 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.1%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2383
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 | 61.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.7° / 104.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 02m / -11.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.31° / 1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.08° / -1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.74° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| 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.