The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Waxing Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 AM
9:55 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1233
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 | 38.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.7° / 113.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 04m / -4.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.24° / 2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / -2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.64° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.