The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 31, 1911
First Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:52 PM
11:03 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- -140
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.0° / 106.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 21m / -24.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.46° / -2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.54° / 4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.41° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.3° |
| 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.