The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 31, 1902
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
5:56 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -252
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.5° / 204.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 14m / 11.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.49° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.74° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.40° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.