The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 30, 1998
First Quarter
54.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 PM
12:24 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.5%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 936
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.8° / 87.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 46m / -17.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.17° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.35° / -6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.69° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.