The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 31, 2040
Waning Crescent
29.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:06 AM
4:51 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.6%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1455
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 | 294.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.6° / 263.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 14m / 26.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.12° / 2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.06° / -3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.52° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.