The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 30, 2081
Waning Crescent
19.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 AM
5:59 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.0%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1962
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.0° / 249.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 14m / 26.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.58° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.58° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.80° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.