The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 31, 2050
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 PM
6:01 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1579
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 | 169.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.3° / 339.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 54m / -7.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.00° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.03° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.72° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.