The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 29, 1982
Waxing Gibbous
88.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 PM
3:38 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.0%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 739
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 139.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.9° / 34.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 57m / -16.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.68° / -3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / 5.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.41° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.