The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 30, 2196
First Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3385
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.8° / 97.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 27m / -24.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.88° / -2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.60° / 3.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.91° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.