The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 30, 2144
Waxing Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 AM
8:59 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2742
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 | 23.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.1° / 125.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 59m / -2.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.77° / -2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.19° / 3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.92° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.