The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 29, 2155
Waxing Crescent
2.3% 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
8:21 AM
8:53 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2878
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.5° / 125.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / 2.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.72° / -0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.87° / 0.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.90° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.