The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 29, 2199
First Quarter
54.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 PM
12:05 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.5%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3422
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 | 95.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.1° / 89.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 41m / -19.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.51° / 2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.91° / -2.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.28° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.