The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 31, 2038
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
9:15 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1431
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.8° / 121.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 50m / 6.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.23° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.69° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.73° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.