The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 31, 1972
Last Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 614
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 278.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 31m / 25.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.08° / 3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.01° / -4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.91° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.