The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 30, 2102
Waning Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 PM
9:42 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2222
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 303.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 25m / 7.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.76° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.67° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.