The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 31, 2111
Waning Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
6:48 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2333
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.4° / 196.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 39m / 18.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.34° / 0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.68° / 0.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.88° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.