The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 15, 1931
Waxing Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 AM
9:46 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 107
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,800 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 114.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 15m / 6.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.15° / 1.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.14° / -1.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.98° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.