The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 30, 1966
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 PM
6:19 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 540
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.0° / 317.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 27m / -14.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.08° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.22° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.30° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 197.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.