The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 24, 1964
Waning Gibbous
97.6% 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
9:29 PM
8:05 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 515
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.1° / 298.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 27m / -8.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.82° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.56° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.17° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.