The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 31, 2124
Waning Gibbous
61.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:41 PM
1:35 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.3%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2494
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 | 257.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.9° / 281.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 34m / 18.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.65° / -0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.61° / 0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.69° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.