The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 29, 1948
Waning Crescent
14.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 AM
4:57 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.0%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 318
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 | 316.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.6° / 243.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 47m / 18.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.76° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.21° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.18° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.