The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 30, 2078
Waning Crescent
43.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.6%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1925
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 277.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.6° / 274.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 25.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.16° / 2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.83° / -3.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.70° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.