The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 24, 2121
Waxing Gibbous
81.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 PM
2:12 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.8%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2457
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 | 129.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.0° / 64.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 48m / -24.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.01° / -1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.45° / 1.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.61° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.