The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 29, 1999
Waning Gibbous
91.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:59 PM
9:37 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.4%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 948
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 | 213.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.7° / 293.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 43m / -0.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.72° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.63° / 5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.52° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.