The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 30, 2111
Waning Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 AM
6:09 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2333
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.4° / 222.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 49m / 19.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.56° / -1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.95° / 1.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.65° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.