The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 29, 2152
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 AM
8:14 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2840
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 | 350.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.6° / 143.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 06m / 16.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.58° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.11° / -6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.18° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 138.1° |
| 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.