The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 31, 2155
Waxing Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 AM
9:35 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2878
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 | 40.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.0° / 117.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 06m / -9.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.82° / -2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / 3.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.42° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.