The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 31, 2078
Waning Crescent
32.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 AM
4:39 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.8%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1925
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 | 290.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.6° / 267.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 56m / 27.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.03° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.66° / -4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.91° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.