The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 31, 2023
Waning Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 PM
7:26 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1245
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 | 188.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.6° / 308.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 16m / -8.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.56° / -3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.95° / 4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.07° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.1° |
| 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.