The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 29, 2022
Waxing Crescent
15.7% 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
11:28 AM
9:24 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1234
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 | 46.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 120.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 22m / -19.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.08° / -0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.95° / 1.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.57° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.