The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 30, 2174
Waxing Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
9:22 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3113
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 | 35.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 119.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 43m / -7.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 192.71° / -2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.18° / 3.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.85° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.