The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 29, 2169
First Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 PM
12:00 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3051
Events on this date
-
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 92.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 34m / -20.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.90° / 1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.35° / -1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.30° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.