The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 24, 2116
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 PM
7:54 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2395
Events on this date
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Jupiter 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 | 194.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.9° / 302.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 14m / -8.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.12° / -3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.10° / 4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.94° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.