The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 31, 2158
First Quarter
47.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:41 PM
11:49 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.4%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2915
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.7° / 101.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 10m / -25.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.18° / -4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.10° / 5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.29° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.