The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 24, 1983
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 PM
7:34 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 750
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 | 191.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.5° / 301.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 03m / -11.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.36° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.93° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.77° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.