The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 24, 2024
Waning Gibbous
69.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:57 PM
12:45 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.2%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1257
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 | 247.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 286.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 25m / 17.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.56° / 2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.15° / -3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.31° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.