The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 24, 2162
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 PM
6:41 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2964
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.0° / 326.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 00m / -7.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.44° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.27° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 308.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.