The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 24, 2175
First Quarter
50.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 PM
11:59 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.5%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3125
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.4° / 99.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 55m / -25.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.94° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.22° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.43° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.