The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 31, 2065
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 AM
7:50 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1764
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.6° / 145.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 35m / 5.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.47° / -3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.36° / 4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.60° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 20.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.