The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 29, 2026
Waning Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 PM
8:24 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1282
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 | 197.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.2° / 308.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 35m / -0.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.16° / 2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.63° / -2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.71° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.