The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 29, 2196
Waxing Crescent
40.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:54 PM
11:24 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.0%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3385
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 104.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 29m / -22.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.53° / -3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.53° / 5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.13° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.