The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 31, 1993
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 PM
6:34 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 874
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.8° / 332.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 14m / -5.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.38° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.68° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.92° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.