The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 29, 1972
Last Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 615
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 278.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 21m / 24.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.85° / 1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / -1.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.74° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.