The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 30, 2045
Waning Gibbous
91.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 PM
9:53 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.4%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1517
Events on this date
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.8° / 302.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 37m / 8.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.65° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.65° / -4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.68° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.