The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 24, 2078
Waning Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 PM
8:07 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1925
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 | 197.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.4° / 299.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 28m / -7.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.45° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.64° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.54° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.