The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Waxing Gibbous
62.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 PM
12:57 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.6%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1171
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 104.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.1° / 81.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 26m / -18.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.93° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.14° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.88° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.