The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 24, 2004
Waxing Gibbous
64.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 PM
12:24 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.2%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1010
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 | 106.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.4° / 89.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 07m / -26.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.16° / -3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.14° / 4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.84° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.