The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 24, 2083
Waxing Gibbous
90.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 PM
3:26 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.6%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1987
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 | 144.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.6° / 33.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 52m / -22.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.88° / -1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.41° / 1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.03° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.1° |
| 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.