The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 29, 1951
Waning Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 AM
6:57 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 354
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.1° / 203.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 24m / 22.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.93° / 3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.90° / -3.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.29° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.