The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 30, 1947
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 PM
5:36 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 305
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 | 168.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.1° / 327.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 56m / -17.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.89° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.72° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.08° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 226.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.