The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 31, 2110
Waning Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 PM
8:55 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2321
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.8° / 299.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 16m / -1.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.02° / -3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / 4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.27° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.