The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 31, 1964
Waning Crescent
35.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 AM
4:04 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.6%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 515
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 | 286.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.4° / 265.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 39m / 22.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.13° / -0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.39° / 0.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.54° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.