The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 30, 2035
Waning Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 AM
6:31 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1393
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.7° / 201.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 26m / 16.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.74° / -2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.72° / 3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.87° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.