The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 31, 2068
Waxing Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 AM
9:38 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1802
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 | 42.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.1° / 117.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 15m / -11.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.54° / -2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.12° / 4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.45° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.