The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 30, 1940
Waning Crescent
9.0% 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
4:00 AM
6:14 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 218
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.4° / 205.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 15m / 14.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.65° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.81° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.27° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.