The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 29, 2042
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 PM
4:49 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1480
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.6° / 343.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 24m / -20.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.07° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / 6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.49° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.