The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 29, 2003
Waxing Crescent
16.9% 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
11:36 AM
9:34 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.9%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 999
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 | 48.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 119.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 29m / -19.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.57° / -0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.78° / 0.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.37° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.