The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 23, 2030
Waning Crescent
26.3% 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
1:39 AM
4:47 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.3%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1331
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.1° / 254.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 56m / 22.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.00° / -1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.25° / 2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.03° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.