The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 30, 1930
First Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 PM
11:49 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 95
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.4° / 100.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 00m / -23.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.64° / -3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.25° / 4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.33° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| 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.