The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 24, 2171
Waning Crescent
40.8% 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
12:15 AM
3:40 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.8%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3075
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 | 280.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.8° / 271.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 24.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.24° / 2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.66° / -2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.59° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.