The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 29, 2183
Waxing Gibbous
82.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:23 PM
2:45 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.2%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3224
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 130.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.7° / 54.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 09m / -17.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.59° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.29° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.04° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.8° |
| 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.