The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 24, 2173
Waning Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 PM
8:23 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3100
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 | 199.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.2° / 301.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 31m / -4.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.70° / -1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.89° / 1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.13° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| 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.