The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 31, 2062
Waning Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 AM
6:46 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1727
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 | 322.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.4° / 217.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 18m / 23.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.33° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.58° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.24° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.