The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 30, 1920
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 PM
8:04 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -29
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 | 193.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.1° / 313.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 18m / -0.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.24° / 3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.18° / -4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.90° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.