The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 31, 2179
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 AM
7:13 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3174
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 | 346.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.3° / 163.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 41m / 8.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.71° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.92° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.55° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.