The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 30, 1918
Waning Crescent
30.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:11 AM
4:27 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.5%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -54
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 | 293.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.3° / 259.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 58m / 22.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.55° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.05° / 1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.35° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.