The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 31, 2175
Full Moon
99.9% 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
7:57 PM
6:26 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3125
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 6:29 PM, is deepest at 7:12 PM and ends at 7:55 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.5° / 325.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 23m / -9.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.10° / 0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.46° / -0.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.09° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.