The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 30, 2130
Waning Crescent
8.7% 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
3:51 AM
6:39 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.7%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2568
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 | 325.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.6° / 206.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 22m / 19.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.04° / 0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.30° / -0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.45° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.