The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 24, 2133
Waning Crescent
39.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 AM
3:46 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.3%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2605
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.8° / 269.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 51m / 23.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.14° / 1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.55° / -1.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.20° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.1° |
| 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.