The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 29, 2165
Waning Crescent
39.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:51 AM
3:22 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.4%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3001
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.0° / 262.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 15m / 17.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.13° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.93° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.72° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.