The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 31, 2027
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 AM
7:56 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1294
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.1° / 144.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 32m / 6.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.05° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.64° / 3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.79° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 32.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.