The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 30, 1949
First Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 PM
11:56 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 330
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 | 88.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.7° / 100.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 10m / -24.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.19° / -3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.62° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.53° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.