The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 29, 2126
Waxing Gibbous
90.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 PM
3:51 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2519
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 | 143.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.8° / 30.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 03m / -15.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.66° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.99° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.29° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.