The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 30, 1916
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 AM
7:42 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -78
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.6° / 143.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 52m / -4.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.70° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.53° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.17° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 305.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.