The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 29, 2017
First Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 PM
12:19 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1171
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.5° / 88.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -16.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.05° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.52° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.08° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.