The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 24, 2072
Waxing Gibbous
86.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:49 PM
3:12 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.0%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1851
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 | 136.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.6° / 46.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 18m / -18.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.50° / 4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / -4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.24° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.