The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 31, 2031
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 PM
6:04 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1344
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 | 169.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.1° / 338.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 54m / -7.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.06° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.22° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.52° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.