The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 29, 2118
Waxing Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 PM
5:00 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2420
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.8° / 344.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 24m / -18.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.54° / -2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.08° / 3.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.70° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.