The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 24, 1972
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 PM
6:40 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 614
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 | 178.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.6° / 323.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 05m / -8.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.30° / 2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.59° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.3° |
| 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.