The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 27, 2029
Waning Gibbous
87.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 PM
10:27 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.9%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1319
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 220.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.1° / 299.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 48m / 10.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.23° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.41° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.30° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.