The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 31, 2152
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
9:14 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2841
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.1° / 121.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 59m / 4.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.04° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.44° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.33° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.