The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 24, 2146
Waning Gibbous
90.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 PM
9:51 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.2%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2766
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 | 216.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 292.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 32m / 1.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.00° / -1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.60° / 2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.92° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.