The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 31, 2067
Last Quarter
49.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.3%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1789
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 275.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 30m / 22.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.28° / 0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.59° / -0.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.47° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.