The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 24, 2156
First Quarter
54.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.7%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2890
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.1° / 97.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 18m / -26.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.37° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.79° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.03° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.