The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 29, 1939
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 PM
6:41 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 206
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 | 177.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.7° / 327.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 12m / -6.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.62° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.43° / -5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.69° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.