The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 PM
6:05 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1245
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.1° / 320.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 20m / -14.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.31° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.07° / 5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.11° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 212.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.