The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 29, 2157
Waning Crescent
25.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:23 AM
5:18 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2902
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 | 299.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.6° / 258.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 26.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.64° / 3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.14° / -4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.37° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.