The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 30, 1964
Last Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 AM
2:55 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 515
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.1° / 271.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 39m / 20.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.98° / -1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.48° / 2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.33° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.