The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 29, 2052
Waxing Crescent
26.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 PM
11:00 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.0%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1604
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 | 61.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.1° / 104.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 27m / -11.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.22° / 2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / -3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.59° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.