The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 29, 2073
Waning Crescent
14.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 AM
5:48 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.9%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1863
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.2° / 229.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 32m / 19.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.78° / -2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.64° / 3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.23° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.