The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 29, 1932
Waning Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 AM
7:13 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 119
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 | 332.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.0° / 188.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 47m / 21.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.30° / 3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.43° / -4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.71° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.