The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 30, 2136
Waxing Crescent
11.7% 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
10:21 AM
9:38 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2643
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.2° / 117.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 02m / -8.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.55° / -1.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.00° / 2.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.25° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.