The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 30, 2021
Last Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1220
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 273.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 39m / 22.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.46° / 0.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.39° / -0.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.51° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.