The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 30, 2171
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 AM
8:16 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3075
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 | 352.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.3° / 142.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 13m / 16.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.45° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.99° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 142.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.