The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 29, 2164
Waxing Gibbous
90.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 PM
3:47 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.2%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2989
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 143.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.1° / 30.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 07m / -15.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.53° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.52° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.67° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.