The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 29, 2149
Waning Crescent
13.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
6:08 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.8%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2803
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 | 316.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.5° / 228.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 40m / 21.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.14° / 0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.23° / 0.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.05° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.