The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 30, 1913
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 AM
6:42 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -116
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.4° / 195.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 35m / 17.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.41° / 2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.86° / -3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.65° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.