The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Waxing Crescent
28.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 PM
10:33 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.1%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1035
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.9° / 109.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 26m / -18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.04° / -3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.71° / 5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.55° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.4° |
| 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.