The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 29, 2108
Last Quarter
51.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 AM
2:20 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2296
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 270.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 18m / 16.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.55° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.45° / 6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.51° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.0° |
| 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.