The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 24, 2170
Waxing Gibbous
96.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 PM
4:39 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.5%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3063
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 | 158.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.8° / 347.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -21.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.57° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.58° / 6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.83° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.