The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 30, 2187
Waning Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 AM
6:05 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3273
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 | 313.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.0° / 235.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 33m / 22.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.35° / 1.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.04° / -1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.66° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.