The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 30, 2169
Waxing Gibbous
62.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 PM
12:38 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.8%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3051
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 | 104.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.7° / 86.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 27m / -23.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.42° / 0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.54° / 0.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.09° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.