The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 31, 2030
Waxing Crescent
8.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 AM
9:13 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.9%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1332
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 122.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 40m / -8.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 192.67° / -4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.58° / 6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.07° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.