The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 31, 2107
Waxing Gibbous
96.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 PM
5:14 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.7%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2284
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 159.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.4° / 355.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 13m / -11.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.29° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.23° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.70° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.