The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 30, 2042
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:16 PM
6:07 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1480
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.8° / 321.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 20m / -14.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.65° / -3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.77° / 5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.31° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 215.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.