The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 29, 2089
Waning Crescent
43.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:28 AM
3:02 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.5%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2061
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 277.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 266.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 56m / 17.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.73° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.21° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.93° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.