The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 24, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 PM
6:10 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2729
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 | 171.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.1° / 334.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 34m / -9.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.80° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.33° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.04° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.