The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 31, 2135
Last Quarter
52.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:54 PM
2:45 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.0%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2630
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 280.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 13m / 24.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.80° / 3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.00° / -4.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.90° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.