The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 31, 1995
Waxing Crescent
31.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 PM
11:16 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 899
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 | 67.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.8° / 103.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 54m / -14.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.53° / 1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.71° / -1.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.57° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.