The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, August 30, 2094

Waning Gibbous

71.9% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
60°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
71.9%
Age
19.5 days
Distance
374,100 km
Apparent size
31.9′
Constellation
Aries
Lunation number
2123

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun244.08°
Phase angle64.03°
Illuminated fraction71.90%
Altitude / azimuth2.4° / 282.4°
Right ascension / declination2h 43m / 11.51°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude41.92° / -4.09°
Libration in longitude / latitude6.69° / 5.67°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-56.46° / 1.39°
Position angle of the axis343.2°
Position angle of the bright limb74.5°
Apparent magnitude-11.0

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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