The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 29, 2061
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 PM
5:16 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1715
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 | 164.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.7° / 336.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 41m / -18.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.46° / -3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / 5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.69° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.1° |
| 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.