The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 29, 1959
Waning Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 AM
5:39 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 454
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.9° / 207.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 00m / 9.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.85° / -3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.83° / 4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.92° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.