The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 24, 2111
Waning Gibbous
66.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:48 PM
12:44 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.2%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2333
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 251.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 276.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 10.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.08° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.78° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.34° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.