The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 31, 2140
Waning Gibbous
85.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 PM
10:55 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.2%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2692
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,400 km.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 225.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.0° / 298.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 21m / 13.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.84° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.30° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.48° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.