The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 29, 2053
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 PM
7:10 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1616
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 1:44 AM, is deepest at 4:04 AM and ends at 6:23 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.7° / 317.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 48m / -7.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.65° / 0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.53° / -0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.91° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.