The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 29, 2046
Waning Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
6:51 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1529
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 | 330.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.3° / 193.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 39m / 18.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.38° / -0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.27° / 0.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.10° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.