The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 1, 2029
Waning Gibbous
57.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 PM
1:37 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.7%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1318
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Aug 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 261.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 276.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 48m / 16.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.93° / 4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.32° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.66° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.