The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 24, 2172
Waxing Crescent
25.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 PM
10:46 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3088
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 | 61.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.5° / 106.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 03m / -13.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.25° / -0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.63° / 1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.32° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.