The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 31, 2165
Waning Crescent
21.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 AM
5:04 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3001
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 | 305.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.3° / 241.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 00m / 18.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.27° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.07° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.17° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.