The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 24, 1934
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 PM
6:30 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 144
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.4° / 322.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 01m / -10.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.67° / 1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.45° / -1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.03° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.