The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 29, 2188
First Quarter
54.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:09 PM
12:02 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.7%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3286
Events on this date
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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 | 95.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.4° / 92.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 44m / -21.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.43° / 0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.65° / -0.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.49° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.2° |
| 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.