The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 30, 2188
Waxing Gibbous
65.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 PM
12:44 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.4%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3286
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 | 107.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.0° / 85.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 42m / -24.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.92° / -0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.79° / 1.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.29° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.