The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 31, 2071
Waxing Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1839
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 | 80.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.7° / 95.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 52m / -15.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.25° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.29° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.56° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.