The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 29, 2159
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 PM
7:38 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2927
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 | 188.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.0° / 317.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -1.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.32° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.74° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 38.6° |
| 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.