The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 31, 2080
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 PM
8:01 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1950
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 | 193.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.7° / 308.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 35m / -3.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.82° / -0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.43° / 1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.47° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.