The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 24, 1947
Waxing Gibbous
61.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:47 PM
12:26 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.1%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 305
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 | 102.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.9° / 89.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 47m / -23.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.36° / -1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.67° / 2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.23° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.