The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 29, 1966
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 PM
7:11 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 541
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.5° / 327.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 26m / -0.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.70° / -3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.48° / 4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.75° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 168.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.