The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 29, 1948
Waning Crescent
30.2% 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
12:52 AM
4:54 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 317
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.3° / 265.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 59m / 27.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.67° / 4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.66° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.39° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| 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.