The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 31, 2024
Waning Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 AM
7:17 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1257
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 | 333.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.0° / 185.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 02m / 21.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.81° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.29° / -5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.84° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.