The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 22, 2029
Waxing Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 PM
5:21 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1319
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 163.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.4° / 345.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 59m / -13.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.25° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.81° / -3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.62° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.