The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 28, 2029
Waning Gibbous
81.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 PM
11:26 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.1%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1319
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 231.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.9° / 294.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 34m / 14.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.15° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.86° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.49° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.