The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 29, 1940
Waning Crescent
16.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 AM
5:28 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.4%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 218
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.8° / 231.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 17.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.62° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.92° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.03° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.