The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 29, 1951
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:49 AM
6:36 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 355
Events on this date
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Saturn 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 | 342.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.1° / 172.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 16m / 3.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.49° / -0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.61° / 1.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.61° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.