The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 30, 1932
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 AM
7:42 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 119
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.6° / 158.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 40m / 16.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.92° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.80° / -2.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.94° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.