The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 29, 2051
Waning Crescent
39.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 AM
3:24 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.7%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1591
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 | 282.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.1° / 264.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 11m / 18.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.31° / -4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / 5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.31° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.9° |
| 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.