The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 29, 2024
Waning Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 AM
6:07 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1257
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 | 309.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.5° / 248.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 16m / 27.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.77° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.21° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.38° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.