The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 30, 2168
Waning Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 AM
6:57 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3038
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,300 km.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.3° / 199.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 38m / 20.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.61° / 1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.47° / -2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.09° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.