The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 30, 2000
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
9:14 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 961
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.9° / 121.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 46m / 6.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.33° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.33° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.