The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 30, 2164
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 PM
4:57 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2989
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,900 km.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.0° / 359.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 08m / -12.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.53° / 3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.08° / -4.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.49° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.