The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 31, 2166
Waxing Crescent
29.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 PM
11:22 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.9%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3014
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 | 66.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.9° / 100.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 54m / -11.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.45° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.06° / -6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.95° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.