The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 29, 1920
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 PM
7:03 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -29
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.4° / 323.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 30m / -4.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.43° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.72° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 352.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.