The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 31, 1938
Waxing Crescent
39.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 PM
11:42 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.8%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 194
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 | 78.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.7° / 100.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 34m / -18.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.67° / 0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.79° / -0.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.75° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.