The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 30, 2030
Waxing Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 AM
8:41 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1332
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 | 21.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 129.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 48m / -3.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.82° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.39° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.31° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.