The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 29, 2107
Waxing Gibbous
86.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 PM
3:24 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.9%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2284
Events on this date
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 137.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.0° / 41.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 38m / -16.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.50° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.07° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.07° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.