The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 31, 2026
Waning Gibbous
86.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 PM
10:39 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.8%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1282
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 | 222.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.8° / 298.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 11.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.89° / 4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / -4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.08° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.