The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 29, 2016
Waning Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 AM
6:28 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1158
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 | 327.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.2° / 201.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 23m / 15.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.32° / -3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.52° / 4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.06° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.