The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 30, 2149
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 AM
6:55 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2803
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 | 329.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.7° / 197.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 38m / 19.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.70° / 1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.78° / -1.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.28° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.