The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 30, 2029
Waning Gibbous
64.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:07 PM
1:23 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.5%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1319
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 253.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.6° / 285.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 10m / 21.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.84° / 3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.50° / -4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -75.89° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.