The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 31, 2103
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 AM
7:24 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2234
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.0° / 158.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 9.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.87° / -3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.84° / 5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.55° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.