The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 29, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
79.9% 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
5:59 PM
1:46 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.9%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3088
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 126.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.7° / 72.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 02m / -27.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.76° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.45° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.28° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.