The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 30, 2019
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 AM
8:42 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1196
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.9° / 131.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 53m / 11.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.21° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.48° / -5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.78° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.