The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 31, 2060
Waxing Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:22 PM
10:38 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1703
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 | 62.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.0° / 108.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 35m / -16.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.42° / -1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.89° / 1.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.80° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.