The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 29, 2100
Waning Crescent
33.6% 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
12:30 AM
4:38 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.6%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2197
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 | 289.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.2° / 270.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 41m / 28.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.77° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.15° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.