The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 21, 2031
Waxing Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 AM
9:47 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1344
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 115.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 25m / -6.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 188.23° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.64° / 4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.55° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.