The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 30, 2061
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 PM
6:25 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1715
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.2° / 319.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 30m / -12.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.59° / -3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.05° / 4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.49° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 205.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.