The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 29, 2092
Waning Crescent
11.1% 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
3:32 AM
6:16 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2098
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.9° / 216.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 02m / 19.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.63° / -1.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.93° / 2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.06° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.