The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 31, 2048
Last Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1554
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.7° / 274.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 44m / 23.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.68° / 1.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.06° / -1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.88° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.