The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 24, 2132
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 PM
4:20 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2593
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 | 154.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.3° / 0.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 41m / -22.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.77° / -3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.97° / 5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.21° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.