The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 30, 2179
Waning Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:35 AM
6:37 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3174
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 | 332.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.8° / 189.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 46m / 13.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.14° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / 6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.31° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.