The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 29, 1929
Waning Crescent
29.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 AM
4:55 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.7%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 82
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 | 294.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.6° / 264.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 00m / 27.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.96° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.17° / -4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.58° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.