The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 24, 2045
Waxing Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 PM
3:49 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1517
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 | 148.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.2° / 21.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 12m / -22.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.22° / -2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.92° / 2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.43° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.