The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 29, 1915
Waning Gibbous
65.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:41 PM
12:47 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.9%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -90
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 251.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.6° / 299.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 02m / 27.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.00° / 4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.11° / -5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.85° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.