The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 30, 2152
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 AM
8:46 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2841
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,700 km.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.4° / 129.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 04m / 11.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.80° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.18° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.58° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.