The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 29, 1973
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 AM
8:37 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 627
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 | 19.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 129.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 38m / -3.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.07° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.36° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.71° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.