The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 30, 2044
First Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1505
Events on this date
-
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.8° / 99.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 34m / -27.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.02° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.71° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.