The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 24, 2147
Waning Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 AM
7:25 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2778
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 | 341.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.6° / 167.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 01m / 15.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.16° / -1.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.49° / 2.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.58° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.