The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 31, 2029
Waning Gibbous
55.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:50 PM
2:20 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.2%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1319
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.5° / 280.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 01m / 23.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.75° / 2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.72° / -2.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.09° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.