The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 29, 2040
Last Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1455
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 275.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 29m / 22.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.13° / 0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.23° / -0.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.09° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.