The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 29, 1908
Waxing Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 AM
8:41 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -176
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.1° / 128.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 25m / -15.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.81° / 3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / -3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.46° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.