The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 30, 2012
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 PM
5:59 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1109
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 | 168.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.9° / 340.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 48m / -8.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.36° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.32° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.