The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 31, 1988
Waning Gibbous
76.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 PM
12:06 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.2%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 812
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 | 238.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.7° / 292.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 12m / 17.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.91° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.70° / -5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.65° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.