The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 15, 2029
Waxing Crescent
37.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:21 PM
11:26 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.4%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1319
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 75.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.4° / 102.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 18m / -18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.29° / -4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.33° / 5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.02° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.