The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 31, 2113
Waning Gibbous
72.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 PM
12:16 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.1%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2358
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 | 243.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.4° / 283.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 43m / 12.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.03° / -3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.58° / 5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.27° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.