The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 29, 2123
Waxing Gibbous
56.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 PM
12:05 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.3%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2482
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 97.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.0° / 91.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 46m / -22.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.97° / -0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / 0.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.27° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.