The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 29, 2013
Waning Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 AM
3:35 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1121
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 | 283.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.3° / 263.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 19m / 19.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.36° / -3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.12° / 4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.92° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.