The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 24, 2124
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 PM
6:27 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2494
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.8° / 330.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 49m / -7.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.63° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.87° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.64° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.