The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 31, 2138
Waning Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
6:20 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2667
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 | 318.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.1° / 227.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 55m / 23.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.23° / 2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.82° / -2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.02° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.