The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 31, 1948
Waning Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 AM
6:45 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 317
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 | 320.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.4° / 225.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 06m / 25.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.34° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.90° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.85° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.