The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 29, 1979
First Quarter
55.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 PM
12:18 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.5%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 702
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.4° / 87.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 51m / -18.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.07° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.59° / -5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.41° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.