The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 30, 2034
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 PM
7:54 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1381
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 | 192.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.5° / 310.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 22m / -3.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.89° / 0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / -0.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.28° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.