The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 29, 2081
Waning Crescent
28.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 AM
5:08 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.6%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 1962
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 | 295.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.8° / 265.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 12m / 28.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.62° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.57° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.57° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.