The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 24, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
81.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 PM
2:04 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.4%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2222
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 | 128.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.1° / 66.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 44m / -24.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.03° / -1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.20° / 2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.41° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.