The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 29, 2099
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 PM
5:39 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2185
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 | 168.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.6° / 331.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 52m / -15.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.80° / -2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.26° / 3.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.30° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.