The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 30, 2165
Waning Crescent
29.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 AM
4:16 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.7%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3001
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 | 294.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.8° / 253.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 18.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.84° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.64° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.94° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.