The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 31, 2086
Last Quarter
46.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.4%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2024
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 272.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 46m / 22.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.00° / -0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.08° / 0.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.28° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.