The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 29, 2144
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
8:22 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2742
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 | 9.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.6° / 135.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 04m / 2.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.07° / -3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.86° / 4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.16° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 313.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.