The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 31, 2118
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 PM
7:18 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2420
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 10:47 PM, is deepest at 12:47 AM and ends at 2:47 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.5° / 314.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -6.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.70° / -0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / 1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.66° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.