The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 29, 1923
Waning Gibbous
90.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 PM
9:55 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 8
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 | 216.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.5° / 293.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 48m / 2.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.99° / -2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.29° / 3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.48° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.