The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 31, 2077
Waxing Gibbous
93.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 PM
4:01 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.7%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1913
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 | 151.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.1° / 10.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 56m / -22.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.09° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / 6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.49° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.