The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 29, 2086
Waning Gibbous
68.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 PM
12:54 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.4%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2024
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 | 248.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.5° / 286.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 49m / 18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.37° / 2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / -2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.87° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.