The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 31, 1982
Waxing Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 PM
3:53 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 738
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 | 147.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.8° / 22.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 33m / -20.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.32° / -2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.28° / 2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.26° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.1° |
| 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.