The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 29, 2102
Waning Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 PM
8:28 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2222
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 | 198.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.9° / 309.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 33m / 1.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.34° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.08° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.49° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.1° |
| 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.