The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 31, 2143
Waning Gibbous
68.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 PM
12:48 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.6%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2729
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 | 248.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.8° / 284.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 16.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.26° / -0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.01° / 0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.28° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.