The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 24, 2056
Waxing Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 PM
5:59 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1653
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 | 172.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.6° / 322.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 54m / -15.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.15° / -2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.58° / 4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.05° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 227.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.