The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 29, 2059
Last Quarter
54.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.2%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1690
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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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 | 265.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 278.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 57m / 21.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.67° / 0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.65° / -0.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.68° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.0° |
| 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.