The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 31, 2012
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 PM
7:04 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1109
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 | 181.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.6° / 325.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 37m / -3.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.68° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.73° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.14° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 345.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.