The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 31, 1954
Waxing Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:12 AM
9:14 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 392
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 121.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 46m / -10.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 194.61° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.86° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.05° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.