The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 29, 2038
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 AM
8:07 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1430
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.5° / 147.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 00m / 16.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.32° / 3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / -4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.79° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 129.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.