The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 29, 2078
Last Quarter
55.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 PM
2:18 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.0%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1925
Events on this date
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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 | 264.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 279.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 55m / 21.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.13° / 1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.88° / -1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.49° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.