The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 31, 2133
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 AM
9:16 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2606
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 | 18.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.6° / 121.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 57m / 5.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.34° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.92° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.15° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.