The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 29, 1932
Waning Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 AM
5:57 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 120
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 182.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 55m / -0.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.16° / -1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.50° / 2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.52° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.