The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 31, 1945
Waning Crescent
33.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 AM
4:13 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.6%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 280
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 289.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.2° / 262.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 48m / 22.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.18° / -0.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / 1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.74° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.