The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 30, 1937
Waning Crescent
31.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:08 AM
4:20 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.4%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 181
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 | 291.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.0° / 259.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 55m / 21.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.79° / -1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.05° / 2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.16° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.