The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 31, 2131
Waxing Gibbous
57.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 PM
12:22 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.2%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2581
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 98.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.1° / 88.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 00m / -20.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.06° / 2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.50° / -2.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.47° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.