The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 31, 2184
Waning Crescent
18.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 AM
5:19 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3236
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.6° / 237.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 15m / 18.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.76° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.41° / 5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.99° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.