The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 29, 1991
Waning Gibbous
65.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 PM
1:44 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.3%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 850
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 | 252.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.6° / 288.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 08m / 25.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.33° / 2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.92° / -2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.35° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.