The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 31, 1932
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 AM
8:08 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 119
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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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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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. From Columbus, 79% of the Sun is covered at 4:28 PM.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.2° / 141.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 32m / 10.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.87° / 1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.87° / -1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.82° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 133.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.