The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 31, 1937
Waning Crescent
21.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 AM
5:09 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.4%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 181
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 | 305.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.2° / 244.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 20.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.87° / -2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.11° / 3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.38° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.