The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 31, 2109
Waxing Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 PM
11:42 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2309
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 | 71.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.0° / 98.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 14m / -12.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.60° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.54° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.17° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.