The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 29, 2024
Waning Crescent
8.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 AM
6:10 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1258
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 | 326.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.4° / 200.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 25m / 13.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.15° / 2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.49° / -3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.68° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.