The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 31, 1909
Full Moon
99.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 PM
6:11 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -165
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 187.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.5° / 328.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 11m / -10.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.63° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.60° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.21° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.