The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 24, 2169
Waxing Crescent
6.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
9:55 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.5%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3051
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 | 28.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 112.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 11m / 4.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.90° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.44° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.