The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 29, 2120
Waxing Crescent
26.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:22 PM
10:19 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.1%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2445
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 | 61.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.0° / 111.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 14m / -19.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.75° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.71° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.14° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.