The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 30, 1994
Waning Crescent
36.9% 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
12:51 AM
3:44 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.9%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 886
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 | 285.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.7° / 263.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 20.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.36° / -2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.85° / 4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.33° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.