The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 30, 2147
Waxing Crescent
16.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
10:29 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2779
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 | 47.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 108.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 37m / -5.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.49° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.71° / -5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.98° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.