The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 30, 2108
Waning Crescent
40.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 AM
3:15 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.8%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2296
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 | 280.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.7° / 263.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 11m / 17.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.21° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.84° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.72° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.