The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 31, 1956
Waning Crescent
23.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:02 AM
4:58 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 416
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 246.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 46m / 19.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.88° / -3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.12° / 4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.18° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.