The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 30, 1926
Last Quarter
45.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 AM
2:59 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 387,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 45
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 269.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 44m / 19.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.18° / -2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.20° / 3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.71° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.