The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 31, 2013
Waning Crescent
21.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 AM
5:02 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.0%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1121
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 305.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.2° / 241.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 59m / 18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.05° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.25° / 6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.36° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.