The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 24, 1921
Waning Gibbous
69.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 PM
12:32 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.3%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -17
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 | 247.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.2° / 281.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 26m / 12.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.36° / -1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.79° / 2.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.16° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.