The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 29, 1983
Waning Gibbous
68.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:22 PM
12:38 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.7%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 750
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 | 248.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.1° / 281.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 50m / 13.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.90° / -3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.48° / 4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.72° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.