The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 19, 2029
Waxing Gibbous
80.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 PM
2:04 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.0%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1319
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 126.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.2° / 67.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 16m / -23.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.77° / 0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.50° / 0.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.19° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.