The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, August 29, 2034

Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

100.0% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
40°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
100.0%
Age
15.5 days
Distance
375,400 km
Apparent size
31.8′
Constellation
Aquarius
Lunation number
1381

Events on this date

  1. Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

Exact values

For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun179.56°
Phase angle1.69°
Illuminated fraction99.98%
Altitude / azimuth-52.5° / 322.3°
Right ascension / declination22h 29m / -7.81°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude335.96° / 1.63°
Libration in longitude / latitude-4.96° / -1.79°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-4.10° / -0.51°
Position angle of the axis337.1°
Position angle of the bright limb303.2°
Apparent magnitude-12.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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