The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 31, 2034
Waning Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 PM
9:02 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1381
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 | 205.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.3° / 301.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 16m / 0.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.03° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.62° / 1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.46° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.