The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 30, 2145
Waxing Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 PM
5:01 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2754
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 158.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.6° / 358.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 07m / -12.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.53° / 4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.29° / -4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.31° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.