The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 30, 1921
Waning Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 AM
6:11 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -17
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.2° / 207.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 11m / 14.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.56° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.76° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.47° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.