The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 29, 1931
Waning Gibbous
97.9% 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
8:59 PM
8:13 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 107
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 196.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.0° / 304.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 33m / -4.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.15° / -1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.30° / 1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.89° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.