The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 30, 1917
Waxing Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 PM
3:30 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -66
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 154.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.8° / 36.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 50m / -14.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.90° / 2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.14° / -3.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.56° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.