The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 24, 2180
Waxing Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:46 AM
9:59 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3187
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 | 45.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.0° / 114.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 00m / -9.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.36° / -2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.85° / 3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.98° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.