The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 31, 2173
Waning Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 AM
4:25 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3100
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 | 286.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 272.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 37m / 28.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.99° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.01° / -6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.51° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.