The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 31, 2058
Waxing Gibbous
93.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 PM
4:00 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.7%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1678
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 | 151.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.9° / 11.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 53m / -21.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.66° / -4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.59° / 5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.30° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.