The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 31, 1942
Waning Gibbous
68.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 PM
12:33 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.9%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 243
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 | 247.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.4° / 280.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 58m / 11.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.41° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.11° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.66° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.