The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 29, 1953
Waning Gibbous
69.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 PM
12:53 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.5%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 379
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 | 247.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.2° / 289.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 36m / 20.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.09° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.40° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.69° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.