The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 31, 2096
Waxing Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 PM
4:23 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2148
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 154.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.5° / 359.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 13m / -21.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.15° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.52° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.70° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.