The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 24, 2070
Waning Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 PM
9:47 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1826
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 | 214.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 296.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 23m / 3.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.70° / 0.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / -0.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.12° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.