The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 31, 2051
Waning Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 AM
5:06 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1591
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 | 306.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.6° / 239.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 03m / 17.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.15° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.75° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.