The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 31, 1977
Waning Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 PM
9:52 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 676
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 | 214.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.6° / 298.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 47m / 5.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.82° / 0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / -0.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.23° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.