The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 30, 2047
Waxing Gibbous
77.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 PM
1:47 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.2%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1542
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 122.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.7° / 71.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 44m / -23.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.02° / -0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / 0.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.89° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.