The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 24, 2199
Waxing Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 AM
9:28 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3422
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 119.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 13m / -4.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.94° / -3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / 4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.39° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.