The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 29, 2114
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 AM
8:14 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2370
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.1° / 144.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 02m / 17.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.41° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.56° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 136.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.