The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 29, 2004
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 PM
8:28 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 385,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1011
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mars, and Mercury gathered
All within 1.0° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.0° / 318.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 18m / 7.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.59° / -1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / 1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.30° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.4° |
| 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.