The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 31, 1962
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 AM
9:09 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 491
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.5° / 122.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 46m / 5.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.56° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.14° / -4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.73° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.