The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 29, 2176
Waning Crescent
25.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:19 AM
5:12 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.8%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3137
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 | 299.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.5° / 258.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 27m / 26.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.12° / 2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.36° / -3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.20° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.