The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 29, 2054
Waning Crescent
16.3% 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
2:52 AM
5:37 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1628
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 | 312.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.3° / 232.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 21m / 18.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.09° / -3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.18° / 4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.43° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.