The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 29, 2179
Waning Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 AM
5:59 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3174
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 | 319.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.4° / 219.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 49m / 17.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.00° / -3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.76° / 5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.08° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.