The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 30, 1985
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 PM
6:57 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 775
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 | 183.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.9° / 311.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -11.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.41° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.30° / 6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.52° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.