The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 29, 1947
Waxing Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 PM
4:34 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 305
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 | 157.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.7° / 352.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 07m / -21.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.81° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.50° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.26° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.