The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 29, 2063
Waxing Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:46 PM
11:06 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1740
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 | 76.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.0° / 106.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 15m / -23.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.57° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.49° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.34° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.