The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 29, 2044
Waxing Crescent
43.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 PM
11:24 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.1%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1505
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 | 81.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.4° / 104.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 42m / -24.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.90° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.76° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.92° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.