The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 31, 2188
Waxing Gibbous
75.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 PM
1:34 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.1%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3286
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 | 120.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.6° / 76.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 40m / -25.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.13° / -1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.64° / 2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.09° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.