The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 24, 2192
Waning Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 PM
8:23 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3335
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,100 km.
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.1° / 302.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 31m / -3.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.78° / -0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.24° / 1.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.94° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.5° |
| 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.