The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 29, 1986
Waning Crescent
28.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 AM
5:04 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.9%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 787
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 | 295.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.2° / 265.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 05m / 28.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.16° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.30° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.76° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.