The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 29, 2093
First Quarter
49.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:28 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.7%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2111
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 | 89.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 91.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 22m / -17.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.58° / 3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.43° / -4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.08° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.