The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 29, 2153
Waxing Gibbous
80.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 PM
1:56 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.8%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2853
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 | 128.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.6° / 70.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 06m / -27.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.74° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.58° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.09° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.