The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 31, 2015
Waning Gibbous
94.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 PM
9:07 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.7%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1146
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 206.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.2° / 301.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 18m / 1.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.67° / -0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.19° / 0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.66° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.