The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 29, 2066
Waxing Gibbous
65.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 PM
12:33 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.0%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1777
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 | 107.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.6° / 86.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 33m / -24.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.97° / -1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.62° / 1.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.28° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.