The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 29, 1956
Last Quarter
44.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 AM
3:09 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.7%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 416
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 | 276.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.7° / 271.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 21.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.54° / -0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.38° / 1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.74° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.