The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 31, 2182
Waxing Crescent
5.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 AM
9:14 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.5%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3212
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 | 27.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 122.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 20m / -2.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.73° / -0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.73° / 0.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.28° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.