The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 30, 2173
Last Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3100
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.3° / 278.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 27.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.75° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.79° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.30° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.