The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 29, 2178
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 PM
8:14 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3162
Events on this date
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Neptune 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 | 194.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.4° / 313.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 20m / 1.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.22° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.52° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.51° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 49.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.