The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 24, 2073
Waning Gibbous
61.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.7%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1863
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 | 256.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.5° / 275.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 11m / 12.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.64° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.58° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.13° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.