The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 31, 2169
Waxing Gibbous
72.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:51 PM
1:22 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.0%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3051
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 | 115.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.7° / 78.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 20m / -24.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.66° / -0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.44° / 1.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.89° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.