The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 29, 1995
Waxing Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 AM
9:55 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 899
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 114.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 06m / -7.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.22° / -0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.63° / 1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.02° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.6° |
| 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.