The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 30, 2131
First Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:18 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2581
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.8° / 93.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 11m / -18.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.07° / 2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.20° / -3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.68° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.