The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 30, 2091
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 PM
8:24 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2086
Events on this date
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.2° / 303.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 49m / -3.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.21° / -2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.42° / 3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.47° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.