The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 24, 2179
Waning Gibbous
58.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:45 PM
1:50 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.5%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3174
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 | 260.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 80.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 280.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 16m / 19.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.86° / 1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.54° / -1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.96° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.