The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 31, 2120
First Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 PM
11:42 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2445
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.8° / 102.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 04m / -25.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.00° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.71° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.2° |
| 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.