The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 30, 2046
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
7:23 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1529
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.4° / 163.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 35m / 12.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.04° / -1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.60° / 2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.34° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.