The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 24, 1953
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 PM
6:30 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 379
Events on this date
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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 | 177.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.2° / 323.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 00m / -9.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.62° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.78° / -2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.23° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.