The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 29, 2055
First Quarter
53.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 PM
12:15 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.5%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1641
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.1° / 88.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -17.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.23° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.58° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.71° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.