The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 29, 2049
Waxing Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
8:22 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1567
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 | 13.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.4° / 134.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 16m / -0.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.17° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.17° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.74° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 313.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.