The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 24, 2048
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 PM
7:53 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1554
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 | 191.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.9° / 313.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 54m / -1.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.05° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.53° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 45.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.