The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 31, 2122
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
7:38 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2469
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.9° / 150.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 17m / 5.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.02° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.37° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.