The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 31, 2008
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 AM
8:20 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1060
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 | 10.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.6° / 134.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 16m / 1.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.08° / -2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.80° / 3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.77° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 308.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.