The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 29, 2171
Waning Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:45 AM
7:44 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3075
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 | 339.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.2° / 165.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 19m / 20.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.70° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.22° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.75° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.