The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 25, 1929
Last Quarter
54.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 PM
2:48 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 83
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 283.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 26.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.55° / 3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.55° / -4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.04° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.