The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 31, 2072
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 PM
9:37 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1851
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 | 212.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.5° / 296.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 47m / 2.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.71° / -2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.37° / 3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.06° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.