The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 31, 2076
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 AM
9:26 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1901
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 | 23.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 118.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 16m / 3.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.25° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.00° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.11° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.