The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 30, 1977
Waning Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 PM
8:50 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 676
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 | 202.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.1° / 304.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 57m / 1.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.90° / 1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.95° / -1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.05° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.