The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 29, 2023
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 PM
7:31 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1246
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.4° / 326.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 38m / 2.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.74° / -1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.03° / 2.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.06° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.