The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 24, 2142
Waxing Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 AM
9:58 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2717
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 | 46.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.7° / 114.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 00m / -10.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.78° / -3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.97° / 5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.58° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.