The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 31, 2146
Waning Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:56 AM
4:31 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2766
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 | 298.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 249.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 27m / 18.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.31° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.18° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.35° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.