The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 31, 2081
Waning Crescent
10.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 AM
6:41 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1962
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
-
Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.7° / 218.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 16m / 23.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.98° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.13° / -4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.04° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.