The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 30, 2087
Waxing Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 AM
9:04 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2037
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 123.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 18m / -5.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.34° / -3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.79° / 4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.10° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.