The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 29, 2127
Last Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2531
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 271.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 06m / 15.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.53° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.48° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.10° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.