The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 18, 2029
Waxing Gibbous
70.6% 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
4:40 PM
1:04 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.6%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1319
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 114.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.6° / 81.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 17m / -24.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.22° / -1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.34° / 1.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.39° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.