The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 31, 2149
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 AM
7:35 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2803
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.1° / 164.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 33m / 17.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.08° / 2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.15° / -2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.52° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.