The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 30, 2180
Waxing Gibbous
77.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 PM
2:11 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.9%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3187
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 | 123.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.4° / 64.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 51m / -18.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.97° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.04° / -4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.70° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.