The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 29, 1993
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 PM
6:23 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 875
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 | 167.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.7° / 348.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 32m / 2.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.32° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.60° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.06° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.