The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 31, 2061
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 PM
7:34 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1715
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 | 189.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.2° / 310.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 19m / -6.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.97° / -2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.02° / 3.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.67° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.