The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 20, 2029
Waxing Gibbous
87.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:15 PM
3:08 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.9%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1319
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 139.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.0° / 44.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 14m / -21.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.12° / 1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.45° / -1.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.99° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.