The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 31, 2161
Waxing Gibbous
85.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 PM
3:06 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.1%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2952
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 134.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.2° / 47.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 37m / -17.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.21° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.13° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.30° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.