The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, August 24, 2032

Waning Gibbous

82.0% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
58°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
82.0%
Age
18.4 days
Distance
367,700 km
Apparent size
32.5′
Constellation
Pisces
Lunation number
1356

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun230.25°
Phase angle50.15°
Illuminated fraction82.04%
Altitude / azimuth-9.3° / 290.5°
Right ascension / declination1h 21m / 9.50°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude22.30° / 0.89°
Libration in longitude / latitude5.54° / -0.83°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-43.71° / -1.32°
Position angle of the axis336.5°
Position angle of the bright limb67.5°
Apparent magnitude-11.5

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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