The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 29, 1916
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 AM
7:19 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -78
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 | 11.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.9° / 153.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 07m / 1.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.17° / -3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.04° / 5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.41° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 313.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.