The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 31, 2114
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
9:09 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2371
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 | 15.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 122.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 43m / 7.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.36° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.05° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.96° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.