The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 31, 1955
Waxing Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 PM
5:12 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 404
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 | 159.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.9° / 354.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 15m / -11.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.45° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.72° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.47° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.