The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 31, 2185
Waxing Crescent
37.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 PM
11:52 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.7%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3249
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 | 75.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.7° / 97.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 33m / -13.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.36° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.68° / -6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.13° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.