The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 31, 1926
Waning Crescent
35.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 AM
3:59 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.2%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 45
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 | 287.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.1° / 263.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 21.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.90° / -1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.85° / 2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.92° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.