The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 30, 2076
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
9:02 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1901
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.3° / 124.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 32m / 8.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.20° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.01° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.35° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.