The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 31, 2039
Waxing Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 PM
4:08 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1443
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 | 152.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.5° / 8.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 56m / -21.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.29° / -3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.21° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.10° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.