The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 30, 2040
Waning Crescent
38.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 AM
3:56 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.6%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1455
Events on this date
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Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.5° / 270.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 21m / 25.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.21° / 1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.21° / -2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.30° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.