The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 29, 2002
Waning Gibbous
64.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 PM
1:11 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.0%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 985
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 | 253.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.9° / 280.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 13m / 15.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.06° / -2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / 3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.51° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.