The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 29, 2084
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
7:08 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1999
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 7.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.2° / 170.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 21m / 12.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.60° / -2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.35° / 3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.73° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.