The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 24, 2176
Waning Gibbous
80.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 PM
11:31 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.0%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3137
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 233.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.0° / 293.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 26m / 14.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.32° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.11° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.16° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.