The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 31, 2183
Waxing Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 PM
4:54 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3224
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 | 157.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.4° / 359.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 08m / -13.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.49° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.15° / -3.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.68° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.