The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 29, 2005
Waning Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 AM
5:56 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1023
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 | 318.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.3° / 217.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 53m / 17.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.68° / 3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.09° / -4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.88° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.