The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 29, 1903
First Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:15 PM
11:36 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- -239
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 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.6° / 100.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 09m / -16.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.46° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.36° / -5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.20° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.