The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 31, 2006
First Quarter
47.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 PM
11:43 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1035
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.8° / 102.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 07m / -25.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.72° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.43° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.12° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.