The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 31, 2087
Waxing Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 AM
9:35 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2037
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 | 40.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.5° / 118.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 05m / -9.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.59° / -2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.92° / 3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.87° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.7° |
| 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.