The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 29, 2014
Waxing Crescent
14.7% 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
10:45 AM
10:05 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1134
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 112.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 19m / -8.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.31° / 0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.80° / 0.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.20° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.