The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 31, 2198
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 AM
7:18 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3409
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 | 349.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.4° / 159.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 54m / 7.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.07° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.36° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.