The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 31, 1929
Waning Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
6:48 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 82
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,200 km.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.8° / 222.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 09m / 25.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.12° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.08° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.03° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.