The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 30, 2026
Waning Gibbous
93.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 PM
9:31 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.2%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1282
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 210.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.7° / 303.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 22m / 5.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.41° / 3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.70° / -3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.89° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.