The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 31, 2101
First Quarter
47.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 PM
11:48 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.4%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2210
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 | 86.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.1° / 102.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 08m / -26.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.98° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.65° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.52° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.