The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 29, 2048
Waning Gibbous
65.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 PM
1:14 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.7%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1554
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 251.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.0° / 285.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 02m / 20.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.80° / 2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.44° / -3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.47° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| 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.