The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 28, 1929
Waning Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 AM
5:27 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 83
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.5° / 246.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 53m / 22.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.26° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.64° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.