The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 31, 2157
Waning Crescent
9.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 AM
6:33 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.7%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2902
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 | 323.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.0° / 212.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 20m / 20.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.41° / 1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.86° / -1.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.83° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.