The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 31, 2199
Waxing Gibbous
76.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:51 PM
2:01 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.2%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3422
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 | 121.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.6° / 66.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 42m / -18.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.05° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.04° / -5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.88° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.