The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 29, 2005
Waning Crescent
22.1% 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
1:38 AM
5:44 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1022
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 | 304.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.0° / 256.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 28.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.55° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.05° / -6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.58° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.