The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 31, 2121
Waning Gibbous
84.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 PM
11:03 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.2%
- Age
- 18.4 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2457
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 | 226.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.6° / 297.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 25m / 14.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.02° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.07° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.66° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.