The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 29, 1909
Waxing Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 PM
3:37 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -165
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 159.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.8° / 28.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 14m / -20.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.69° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / 6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.14° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.