The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 29, 1989
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 AM
7:27 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 824
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.0° / 165.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 24m / 15.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.36° / 0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / -0.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.92° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.