The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 30, 2073
Waning Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 AM
6:37 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1863
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.8° / 201.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 30m / 17.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.52° / -1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.90° / 2.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.47° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.