The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 31, 2069
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 PM
6:08 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1814
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 | 170.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.8° / 337.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 59m / -7.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.33° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.92° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.0° |
| 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.