The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 22, 2031
Waxing Crescent
19.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 AM
10:19 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.1%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1344
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.7° / 110.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 14m / -10.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.03° / -2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / 3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.32° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.