The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 31, 2033
Waxing Crescent
36.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:10 PM
11:40 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.3%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1369
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 | 73.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.9° / 99.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 24m / -15.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.47° / 3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / -3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.95° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.