The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 24, 2136
Waning Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 AM
7:02 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2642
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 | 325.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.8° / 213.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 00m / 25.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.94° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.38° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.31° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.