The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 29, 2143
Waning Gibbous
84.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 PM
10:53 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.7%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2729
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 | 226.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.8° / 294.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 19m / 10.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.18° / 1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / -2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.89° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.