The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 24, 2130
Waning Gibbous
64.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 PM
12:57 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.3%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2568
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 253.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.6° / 276.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 56m / 11.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.84° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.36° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.13° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.7° |
| 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.