The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 30, 2055
Waxing Gibbous
64.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:48 PM
12:59 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.1%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1641
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 106.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.2° / 81.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 33m / -19.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.62° / 3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.66° / -4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.50° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.