The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 30, 2124
Waning Gibbous
71.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 PM
12:31 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.5%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2494
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 | 244.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 286.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 16.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.32° / 0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.76° / -0.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.49° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.