The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 30, 2097
Last Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2160
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 276.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 25.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.52° / 3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / -3.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.50° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.