Waning · 95.6% lit · ♈︎ Aries 02°
Moon age
16.9days
Moon phase on August 31, 2015Waning Gibbous
On Monday, August 31, 2015, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 95.6% of its visible face lit, 16.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
95.6%Illumination at noon UTC
16.9 dMoon age
358,958 km223,046 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (2°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 2015 is on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at 18:35 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, September 13, 2015 at 06:41 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, August 29, 2015 | 18:35 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, September 5, 2015 | 09:54 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Monday, August 31, 2015 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 14, 2015 to the new moon of September 13, 2015, a cycle of 29.66 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2015, or the whole moon calendar 2015.
- The same date one year apart: 2014 · 2016.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.