The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 31, 2097
Waning Crescent
35.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 AM
4:28 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.0%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2160
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 | 287.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.4° / 269.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 27.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.72° / 4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.90° / -4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.72° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.