The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 8, 2029
Waning Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 AM
7:37 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1318
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.6° / 166.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 59m / 18.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.21° / -2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.43° / 3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.29° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.