The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Waxing Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 PM
4:43 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1245
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 | 159.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.3° / 344.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 20m / -20.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.04° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.83° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.28° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.