The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 24, 2177
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
8:26 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3150
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.9° / 133.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 48m / 3.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.05° / -4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / 5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.10° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 314.7° |
| 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.