The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 31, 2116
Last Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2395
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 277.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 25.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.56° / 3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.21° / -4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.31° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.