The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 30, 2177
First Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 PM
11:46 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3150
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.9° / 101.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 00m / -24.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.88° / -3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.82° / 5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.71° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| 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.