The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 30, 1993
Waxing Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 PM
5:35 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 874
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 | 163.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.7° / 347.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 28m / -9.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.23° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.83° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.10° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.