The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 29, 2119
Waning Crescent
35.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 AM
4:28 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.1%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2432
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 287.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.6° / 270.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 28.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.48° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.21° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.75° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.