The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 31, 2189
Waning Gibbous
71.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:58 PM
12:31 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.1%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3298
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 2.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 245.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 285.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 48m / 15.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.06° / -1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.03° / 1.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.26° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.