The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 31, 2090
First Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2074
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 92.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 13m / -16.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.25° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.13° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.76° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.8° |
| 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.