The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 29, 2014
Waxing Crescent
27.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 PM
10:50 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.4%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1135
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 | 62.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.6° / 108.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 33m / -17.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.41° / 4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.27° / -4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.90° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.