The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 29, 2173
Waning Gibbous
55.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 PM
2:22 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.8%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3100
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 | 263.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.3° / 282.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 24.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.23° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.34° / -5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.09° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.