The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 23, 2029
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 PM
6:25 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1319
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.6° / 328.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 48m / -9.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.02° / 4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.24° / -4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.44° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.