The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 29, 2043
Waning Crescent
26.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 AM
5:20 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.8%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 1492
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.8° / 263.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 19m / 28.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.18° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.39° / -6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.96° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.