The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 24, 2198
Last Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3409
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 274.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 58m / 20.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.57° / 0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.00° / 0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.75° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.