The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 29, 2000
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 AM
8:41 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 961
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 131.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 51m / 11.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.84° / 3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.28° / -4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.43° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.