The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 30, 2037
Waning Gibbous
79.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:46 PM
11:18 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.9%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1418
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 233.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.7° / 285.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 02m / 6.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.79° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.04° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.28° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.