The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 17, 2029
Waxing Gibbous
60.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 PM
12:12 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.0%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1319
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 101.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.6° / 90.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 17m / -23.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.46° / -2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.93° / 3.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.59° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.