The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 31, 2112
Waxing Gibbous
61.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 PM
12:40 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.6%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2346
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 | 103.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.5° / 85.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 25m / -20.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.74° / 2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.81° / -2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.07° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.