The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 30, 2104
Waxing Gibbous
67.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:19 PM
12:59 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.7%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2247
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 | 110.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.4° / 81.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 51m / -22.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.99° / 0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.12° / -0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.66° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.