The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 24, 2086
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 PM
6:46 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2024
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.9° / 325.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 06m / -6.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.16° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.25° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.95° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 323.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.