The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 17, 1929
Waxing Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 PM
3:38 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 82
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -75.2° / 22.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 45m / -25.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.58° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.84° / 6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.76° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.