The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 29, 1973
Waxing Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
8:41 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 628
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.9° / 128.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 40m / -19.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.63° / -3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.63° / 5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.42° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.