The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 24, 2131
Waxing Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 AM
9:35 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2581
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 | 20.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.8° / 116.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 38m / 7.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.95° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.57° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.05° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.