The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 29, 1972
Waning Gibbous
71.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 PM
12:42 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.0%
- Age
- 20.4 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 614
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 | 245.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.4° / 290.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 30m / 20.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.57° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.32° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.51° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.1° |
| 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.