The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 24, 2166
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 AM
7:50 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3013
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 | 348.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.0° / 153.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 29m / 14.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.02° / -0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.23° / 0.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.39° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.