The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 31, 2088
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 PM
6:30 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2049
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.4° / 332.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 17m / -6.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.84° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / -5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.12° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.