The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 29, 2074
First Quarter
51.9% 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
2:40 PM
12:06 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1876
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 | 92.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.7° / 89.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 31m / -17.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.81° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.98° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.90° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.6° |
| 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.