The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 24, 2152
Waning Crescent
37.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 AM
4:00 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.4%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2840
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 | 284.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 269.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 24.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.72° / 2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.15° / -2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.01° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.