The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 4, 2029
Waning Crescent
29.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:10 AM
4:32 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.6%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1318
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 294.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.7° / 261.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 18m / 23.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.86° / 2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.66° / -2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.33° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.