The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 24, 2061
Waxing Gibbous
65.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 PM
12:25 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.2%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1715
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 | 107.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.0° / 90.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 13m / -27.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.61° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.13° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.64° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.