The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 24, 2161
Waxing Crescent
16.0% 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
10:56 AM
10:03 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.0%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2952
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 | 47.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 113.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 05m / -10.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.90° / -3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / 4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.78° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.