The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 30, 2013
Waning Crescent
29.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:36 AM
4:21 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1121
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 294.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.8° / 254.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 09m / 19.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.20° / -4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.91° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.14° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.