The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 30, 2154
Last Quarter
53.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 PM
2:37 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.3%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2865
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.9° / 281.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 03m / 24.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.68° / 4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.85° / -4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.48° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.