The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 30, 2121
Waning Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 PM
9:47 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2457
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 | 212.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.5° / 303.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 29m / 8.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.13° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.38° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.47° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.