The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 29, 1941
First Quarter
51.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 PM
12:05 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 231
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 | 91.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.3° / 89.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 24m / -16.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.97° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.05° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.11° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.