The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 24, 2118
Waxing Gibbous
56.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.3%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2420
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 | 97.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.6° / 96.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 23m / -26.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.41° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.63° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.67° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.