The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 29, 2193
Waxing Crescent
7.9% 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
9:45 AM
9:15 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3348
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 121.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 31m / -6.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.51° / -2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.60° / 3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.27° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.