The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 24, 2140
Waxing Gibbous
85.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 PM
2:46 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.2%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2692
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 | 134.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.4° / 53.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 12m / -22.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.63° / 0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / 0.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.79° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.