The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 29, 2122
Waning Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
6:43 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2469
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 | 332.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.7° / 190.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 40m / 15.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.44° / -2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.31° / 4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.89° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.