The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 31, 2100
Waning Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 AM
6:10 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 386,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2197
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.4° / 240.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 34m / 25.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.15° / 3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.11° / -4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.61° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.