The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 31, 1944
Waxing Gibbous
93.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 PM
4:02 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.0%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 268
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.8° / 17.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 40m / -19.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.44° / -0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / 1.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.67° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.