The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 31, 1986
Waning Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 AM
6:33 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 787
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 | 317.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.1° / 233.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 26.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.31° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.13° / -6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.21° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.