The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 29, 2029
Waning Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 PM
12:25 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1319
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.7° / 290.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 21m / 18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.99° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.18° / -5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.69° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.