The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 31, 1965
Waxing Crescent
28.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 PM
11:04 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.9%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 528
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 64.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.9° / 103.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 44m / -13.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.87° / 2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.49° / -2.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.59° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.