The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 31, 2095
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
9:18 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2136
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 | 19.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.0° / 120.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 02m / 5.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.44° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.15° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.53° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.