The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 29, 2116
Waning Gibbous
67.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:03 PM
1:01 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.1%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2395
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 | 250.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.9° / 285.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 18.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.68° / 1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.82° / -1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.90° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.