The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 24, 1926
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 PM
7:58 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 45
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 | 196.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.0° / 299.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 19m / -9.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.04° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.00° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.56° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.