The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 24, 2097
Waning Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 PM
8:21 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2160
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 | 199.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.2° / 299.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 36m / -6.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.91° / -3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / 4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.33° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.