The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 31, 1936
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 PM
5:53 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 169
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 | 168.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.8° / 340.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 49m / -8.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.31° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / -4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.08° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.