The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 30, 2157
Waning Crescent
16.6% 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
2:28 AM
5:59 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.6%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2902
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 | 312.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.8° / 240.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 27m / 24.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.65° / 2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.13° / -2.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.60° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.2° |
| 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.