The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 29, 2185
Waxing Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 AM
10:47 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3249
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 | 53.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 105.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 58m / -6.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.91° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.56° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.58° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.