The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 31, 2043
Waning Crescent
9.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 AM
6:52 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.7%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1492
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 | 323.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.1° / 214.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 22m / 24.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.09° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.41° / -5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.42° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.