The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 31, 2102
Waning Gibbous
85.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 PM
10:53 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.4%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2222
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 | 224.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.4° / 298.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 16m / 13.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.76° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.02° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.86° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.