The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 29, 1959
Waning Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 AM
5:06 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 453
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 306.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.6° / 239.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 52m / 17.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.46° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.15° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.61° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.