The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 30, 2024
Waning Crescent
11.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 AM
6:46 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1257
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 | 321.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.9° / 221.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 11m / 24.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.40° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.86° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.61° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.