The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 24, 2148
Waxing Gibbous
70.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 PM
1:34 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.9%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2791
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 114.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.7° / 74.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 46m / -19.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.61° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.25° / -4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.41° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.