The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 29, 2085
Waxing Gibbous
64.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 PM
12:34 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.2%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2012
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 | 106.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.4° / 86.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 31m / -23.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.36° / -0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.44° / 1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.47° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.