The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 29, 2021
Waning Gibbous
56.1% 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
11:57 PM
2:03 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.1%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1220
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 263.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 277.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 50m / 19.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.66° / -0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.06° / 1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.30° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.