The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 29, 2154
Waning Gibbous
62.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 PM
1:34 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.7%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2865
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 255.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.3° / 284.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 14m / 21.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.75° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.05° / -3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -72.27° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.