The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 30, 2186
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 PM
7:17 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3261
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 | 186.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.7° / 309.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 07m / -9.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.95° / -3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.38° / 5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.12° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.