The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 29, 2168
Waning Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:50 AM
6:06 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3038
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 | 314.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.1° / 232.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 35m / 22.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.94° / 0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.22° / -0.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.85° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.