The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 31, 1913
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
7:11 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -116
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.0° / 166.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 32m / 11.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.51° / 1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.74° / -1.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.89° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 145.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.