The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 31, 2150
Waxing Gibbous
65.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 PM
12:53 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.3%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2816
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 107.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.1° / 84.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 42m / -22.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.95° / 0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.05° / -0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.68° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 360.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.