The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 29, 2137
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% 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
5:04 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2655
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 | 162.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.7° / 343.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 27m / -17.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.74° / -2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.03° / 3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.88° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.