The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 30, 2117
Waxing Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:29 AM
9:46 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2408
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 2.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.9° / 115.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 08m / -8.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.88° / -0.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.57° / 1.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.06° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.