The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 30, 2082
First Quarter
49.8% 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
3:02 PM
11:57 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.8%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1975
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.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.6° / 100.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 18m / -26.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.37° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.92° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.34° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.