The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 22, 2030
Waning Crescent
35.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:50 AM
4:00 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.1%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1331
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 287.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.3° / 264.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 04m / 22.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.12° / -0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.05° / 0.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.81° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.