The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 6, 2029
Waning Crescent
13.3% 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
2:51 AM
6:15 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1318
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.9° / 232.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 23.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.84° / 0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.78° / 0.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.80° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.