The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 31, 1970
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
8:00 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 589
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.0° / 143.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 27m / 9.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.11° / -0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.08° / 0.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.58° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.