The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 24, 2178
Waxing Gibbous
88.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 PM
3:20 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.3%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3162
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 | 140.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.5° / 40.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 33m / -19.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.78° / 1.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / -2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.42° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.