The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 29, 1984
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 AM
10:07 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 763
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 | 40.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.9° / 111.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 08m / -3.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.91° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / -4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.23° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.