The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 30, 2175
Waxing Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 PM
5:11 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3125
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 162.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.2° / 344.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 30m / -15.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.83° / -0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.31° / 1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.27° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.