The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 29, 1945
Last Quarter
55.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:58 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.7%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 280
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 263.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 274.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 17.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.54° / -3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.41° / 4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.32° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.