The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 31, 2073
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 AM
7:21 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1863
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 | 340.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.1° / 169.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 28m / 14.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.67° / -0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.75° / 0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.71° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.