The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 30, 2063
First Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 PM
11:50 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1740
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.5° / 101.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 12m / -26.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.82° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.51° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.13° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.